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Hofsjokull Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, gales from the NW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 7mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the S by Sat night).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. rain
Cloud base (m)
650
650
650
650
650
1050
1100
1250
650
700
700
700
750
800
800
750
800
km/h
40
S
35
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
20
SSE
45
ENE
20
SE
70
NW
40
NNW
10
W
40
SW
45
SSW
45
SW
25
WSW
30
SSW
45
S
75
SSE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
1
11
3
11
1
—
3
1
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
max °C
0
0
0
0
-2
-1
0
-3
-8
-5
-1
-1
-1
0
0
1
4
min °C
0
-1
0
-1
-3
-2
-1
-9
-9
-6
-4
-2
-1
-1
0
1
2
 chill °C
-7
-9
-3
-6
-11
-10
-6
-22
-20
-10
-12
-11
-9
-7
-7
-6
-7
Freezing level m
1050
900
1000
1000
700
700
950
100
0
0
550
750
850
850
1000
1100
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:12
—
—
Sunset
6:04
—
—
6:00
—
—
5:57
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:45
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Hofsjokull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hofsjokull is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, gales from the NW by Wed night).

Hofsjokull Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 7mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the S by Sat night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Hofsjokull at the specific elevation of 1000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Hofsjokull. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Iceland.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
101 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 306).
0
107 km NNE
211m alt.
39 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
119 km SSE
120m alt.
39 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
126 km SSW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 167).
14
Skardsfjoruviti
148 km SSE
0m alt.
39 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
149 km SSW
5m alt.
39 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
Reykjavik Airport
161 km SW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
161 km SW
53m alt.
39 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
161 km SW
23m alt.
37 minutes ago
7°C
-
162 km SW
61m alt.
39 minutes ago
9°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 110).
25 km

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.